LCD vs. Plasma

[ironman]

Sorcery said:

Well, here's how I see it...


Plasma screens have deep blacks and create a great picture, but every plasma TV I've seen has burn-in problems, even some very expensive ones that I've seen. Rule of thumb with plasmas? You get what you pay for.

Burn in is not so much of an issue anymore.


LCD's are cheap, and most of them can display a beautiful picture. Most people associate a good picture with higher contrast rather than the number of pixels, so LCD's are, for the most part, the best choice. With that said, keep in mind that LCD's have the WORST blacks, due to the fluorescent light bulbs inside of them. If you go too cheap with an LCD, it's going to be painfully noticeable.

LCDs are actually more expensive than their respective plasma counterparts, also, LCDs now have black levels that are comparable to Plasmas. Refresh rates are also a non issue since some LCDs come with pretty insane refresh rates.


LED's are essentially LCD TV's without the fluorescent light bulbs, instead they use LED's. The product? LED TV's can selectively darken parts of the TV if a particular picture calls for it, creating deeper blacks than LCD TV's. LED's are probably the future of TV, but right now it's too expensive to be an option (for most people). If money wasn't an object though, I'd choose an LED without hesitation, since they have a longer lifespan than Plasmas and LCD's (in order: LED > LCD >  Plasma in terms of lifespan).